Germán D. Castañeda Ruiz

Germán D. Castañeda Ruiz has a diverse work experience in the field of telecommunications. Germán D. currently works at Cellwize as a Product Technology Manager, a position they have held since January 2021. Prior to this role, they served as the RF Deployment Tech Leader - CALA at Cellwize from March 2016 to January 2021.

Before joining Cellwize, Germán worked as a CALA Consultant at TEMS (now part of InfoVista) from November 2015 to March 2016. Germán D. also gained valuable experience at Alcatel-Lucent, where they held the positions of RF Senior Engineer from December 2014 to November 2015, and RF Engineer from October 2013 to November 2015.

Additionally, Germán served as an RF Optimization Consultant at both TEOCO and Actix in 2013. At TEOCO, they worked on a project for Huawei in Colombia, focusing on spectrum refarming and frequency allocation optimization. At Actix, Germán provided on-site consulting services for GSM/UMTS/LTE network analysis and optimization suggestions.

Earlier in their career, Germán held the role of PS & CS RF Engineer, CALA at TEOCO from September 2010 to November 2012. Germán D. also worked at SCHEMA Inc as an RF Engineer Latin America from January 2010 to November 2012, where they implemented optimization processes for various 2G and 3G platforms.

Germán has also gained experience as a Free-Lance Telecom Project Development Engineer at COMPAÑIA COMERCIAL CURACAO DE COLOMBIA in 2009, where they performed technical site surveys for satellite earth stations. Germán D. also worked as a WCDMA RF Optimization Engineer at OSC SEGURIDAD Y COMUNICACIONES in 2009, providing drive test analysis and proposing solutions for RF issues.

Before that, Germán served as a WCDMA RF Optimization Consultant at Ericsson Brazil - BRT from September 2008 to February 2009, where they conducted site surveys for UMTS network new sites.

Through their various roles, Germán has developed expertise in RF optimization, network analysis, project management, and technology consulting. Germán D. has a proven track record of implementing effective solutions in the telecommunications industry.

Germán D. Castañeda Ruiz completed their education history as follows:

- From 2009 to 2010, they studied Telecom Project Management at Universidad del Rosario, obtaining an Esp. degree in that field.

- During the same period, they also pursued Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Telecommunications Management at Universidad de Nuestra Señora del.

- From 2000 to 2005, they attended Universidad Nacional de Colombia, where they received a BsC degree in Electronics Engineering. Germán D. also obtained a Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering from the same institution.

- Prior to their university education, they attended Colegio Corazonista from 1989 to 1999.

In addition to their education, Germán D. Castañeda Ruiz has obtained several certifications:

- In January 2021, they completed the "5G NR RF Planning" certification from 5GWorldPro.com 5G Training & Consulting Company.

- In September 2020, they achieved the "5G NR Advanced Training" certification from the same institution.

- In July 2020, they obtained the "Python for Everybody" certification from Coursera.

- Also in July 2020, they completed the "Retrieving, Processing, and Visualizing Data with Python" certification from Coursera.

- In June 2020, they achieved the "Using Python to Access Web Data" certification from Coursera Course Certificates.

- In May 2020, they obtained the "Python Data Structures" certification from Coursera Course Certificates.

- Additionally, in May 2020, they completed the "Python for Everybody" certification from Coursera.

- In September 2019, they received the "Data Visualization Tips and Tricks" certification from LinkedIn.

- Also in September 2019, they completed the "Introduction to 5G" certification from LinkedIn.